The Delves
You can follow progress of the work that the Town Council is hoping to deliver on the Delves site by visiting this page. The 3D images below show the proposed development plans for the cafe.
Project Overview
The Council is keen to secure funds to refurbish the building to make way for a new tenant to take on the building to operate a café/refreshment business.
The Council is keen to develop the site as a 'Green Hub' used to promote green sites across Thorne Moorends.
External improvements to the site are to be sought from a range of funding measures.
Nothing at this stage can be guaranteed. Funding is being sought and the project is in the early stages of planning. Whilst the Council is hopeful of delivering its objectives and will do all it can to deliver the desired improvements to the site, many hurdles will need to be overcome. As soon as funding and actual project delivery is certain it will be noted on this page.
A copy of our project delivery plan be downloaded below.
The Council is keen to develop the site as a 'Green Hub' used to promote green sites across Thorne Moorends.
External improvements to the site are to be sought from a range of funding measures.
Nothing at this stage can be guaranteed. Funding is being sought and the project is in the early stages of planning. Whilst the Council is hopeful of delivering its objectives and will do all it can to deliver the desired improvements to the site, many hurdles will need to be overcome. As soon as funding and actual project delivery is certain it will be noted on this page.
A copy of our project delivery plan be downloaded below.
| development_and_sustainability_plan.pdf |
Project Timeline so far....
-September 2018 - Premises vacated by former tenant.
-September 2018 - Site visited by Town Councillors during Town Council meeting.
-October 2018 - Future of the building initially discussed and considered by Town Council at Town Council meeting.
-November 2018 - Council agrees remit for a Working Group to deliver necessary improvements to the building and the site. (a copy of the remit is available to view below)
-December 2018 - Meeting 1 of the Working Group takes place. (please see minutes of the meeting below).
- January 2019 - Meeting 2 of the Working Group takes place (please see draft minutes of the meeting below).
- January 2019 - Pocket Parks Plus Grant Application submitted in the hope of securing £25,000 to help deliver external improvements on the site. (web site address for information about the grant fund below)
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pocket-parks-plus-supporting-parks-and-public-spaces
- March 2019 - Meeting 3 of the Working Group takes place.
- March 2019 - Government Grant bid confirmed as successful - £25000 funding award.
- March 2019 - 2 Open Events for potential new Café Tenants
- March 2019 - Temporary Disabled Portaloo Installed on site
- April 2019 - Planning Application Submitted for new Toilet Block
- April 2019 - Formal quotes sought for new Woodland Play Trail
- May 2019 - Planning Permission Application submitted for new Toilet Block on site.
- May 2019 - New Defib installed on Café Building
- May 2019 - 3rd open event for potential new Café Tenants.
-May 2019 - Quotes for development of café refurbishment tender scheme sought
- June 2019 - New bins, picnic benches and seating ordered for site using Pocket Park Grant funds
-June 2019 - Meeting 4 of the Working Group takes place.
- July 2019 - Planning Permission granted for Toilet Block
- July 2019 - Play Contractor chosen for Woodland play trail.
- July 2019 - Council sign off tender process for Café Tenants
- August 2019 - Quantity Surveyor appointed to prepare cafe refurbishment specification.
- August 2019 - Tender Packs sent to all interested parties for cafe tenancy.
- October 2019 - Meeting 5 of Working Group - Noted that no formal tenders were submitted for the tenancy.
- December 2019/January 2020 - Further s.106 funding sought to meet shortfall on cafe refurbishment costs.
- February 2020 - Meeting 6 of Working Group
- March 2020 - Full funding secured for Cafe Refurbishment
- March 2020 - Refurbishment Plans Unveiled
-June 2020 - Further s.106 funding confirmed
- June 2020 - New Woodland Play Trail installed.
- July 2020 - Tender Process to secure builder to undertake refurbishments to cafe
- August 2020 - Tenders received for cafe refurbishment
- August 2020 - Virtual meeting of working group
- September 2020 - Review of tenders for cafe refurbishment
- September 2020 - Bulb planting day at Delves
- October - Virtual meeting of working group
- October 2020 - Final funding confirmed for building refurbishment works.
- November 2020 - Contract signed with building contractor for refurbishment works.
- December 2020 - New tenant secured for café premises to take occupation on completion of the refurbishment works.
- January 2021 - Refurbishment works to café commence
